Tiffany Scheffler
Executive Director
Tiffany has been with the National Kidney Foundation since August of 2024 as the Executive Director of the Kansas and Western Missouri office. In early 2025, the Missouri offices merged to create the NKF serving Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas. Tiffany has nearly 20 years of nonprofit experience and is excited to join in on the important work of the NKF.
Tiffany is based in Kansas City and makes regular trips to St. Louis. Please reach out if you'd like to meet with Tiffany next time she's in St. Louis.
St. Louis based team members:
Steve Viola
Sr. Development Manager
Steve joined the NKF team in June 2025. He is directly overseeing our Golf Classic and Social Event/Award of Excellence, as well as general office fundraising. He has many years of nonprofit fundraising experience and we are thrilled to have him on our team!
Melissa Miller
Development Manager
Melissa joined the NKF team in June 2025. She is directly overseeing our Mid Missouri and St. Louis Kidney Walks, as well as general office fundraising. She has nonprofit fundraising experience, in a healthcare related field. We are so excited to have Melissa on our team!
Ra'Deja Johnson
Program Manager
Ra'Deja joined the NKF team in June 2025. She serves as our camp director for Camp ChiMer and works with our Program Director, JoAnna Rogers, to bring programs to our entire three state area. These programs include, Renal Roundtables, Fellows roundtable, Patient Empowerment, Sidney's Birthday Box, and general awareness campaigns around kidney health.
Kansas City based team members:
Tori Snowden
Sr. Development Director
JoAnna Rogers
Program Director
Directions
Directions to our office:
We are located at 1001 Craig Road Suite 480 Saint Louis, MO 63146-6217, approximately 1 mile from Highway 270 and approximately 2 miles west of Lindbergh Boulevard in the Oaks Building directly off of Craig Road. There's a Dierberg's Shopping Center located across the street. PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR OFFICE IS NOT A DROP IN OFFICE-WE ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Volunteer Opportunities
As with other non-profit organizations, volunteers are crucial to our success. Volunteers enable our staff to serve more patients, fund more research and offer more community and professional educational materials and opportunities. For more information about our opportunities please review our Volunteer Handbook.
- Office Volunteer: Volunteers will receive a brief on-site training that will occur upon arrival at the office. Activities includes making thank you calls, putting together event and education materials, writing thank you notes and helping with other administrative tasks.
- Event Volunteer: Help us on event day by setting up, breaking down and otherwise helping ensure a successful event. Opportunities are available for our Gala, Walk, Professional Education Conference and the KEEP Healthy public screening program.
- Committee Member: Play a leadership and fundraising role by helping organize one of our four signature events. You will be responsible for attending monthly or bi-monthly meetings to discuss upcoming events/ programs specifics. Committee Members will be expected to work as team, bringing fresh ideas, business connections, sponsors, volunteers and donors that will support the NKF.
- Advisory Board of Directors: Help the National Kidney Foundation advance our mission of awareness, prevention and treatment to those with, and at risk for, kidney disease in Kansas City. Our Directors are expected to introduce the NKF to new community and business leaders, provide insight to our strategic direction and help us achieve our fundraising goals.
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